Sheriff of Somerset Sir William le Viel de Moion, I

Sheriff of Somerset Sir William le Viel de Moion, I

Male 1061 - Abt 1097  (36 years)

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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  Sheriff of Somerset Sir William le Viel de Moion, ISheriff of Somerset Sir William le Viel de Moion, I was born in 1061 in Somerset, England; died about 1097 in England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: the Elder
    • Occupation: William is mentioned in the Domesday Book where he is shown to control a large number of manors in Somerset centred on Dunster Castle

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Dunster Castle

    Sir married AdelizDunster, Somerset, England. Adeliz was born in 1081 in Dunster, Somerset, England; died about 1100 in Somerset, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. 1st Earl of Somerset Sir William de Mohun, II  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1090 in Dunster, Somerset, England; died about 1156 in Dunster, Somerset, England.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  1st Earl of Somerset Sir William de Mohun, II1st Earl of Somerset Sir William de Mohun, II Descendancy chart to this point (1.Sir1) was born about 1090 in Dunster, Somerset, England; died about 1156 in Dunster, Somerset, England.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Scourge of the West
    • _MILT: He held Dunster Castle for the Empress Maud. From this stronghold he committed such ravages on the countryside that King Stephen marched against him in force; but finding Dunster Castle impregnable he left a blockading force under Henry de Tracy

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Dunster Castle

    Died:
    Dunster Castle

    Sir married Countess of Somerset Lady Agnes de Gant about 1121 in Whichford, Warwickshire, England. Lady was born on 5 Oct 1105 in Lincolnshire, England; died about 1155 in Dunster, Somerset, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 3. Lord Dunster William de Mohun, III  Descendancy chart to this point was born after 1133 in Dunster, Somerset, England; died in 1176 in Dunster, Somerset, England.


Generation: 3

  1. 3.  Lord Dunster William de Mohun, IIILord Dunster William de Mohun, III Descendancy chart to this point (2.Sir2, 1.Sir1) was born after 1133 in Dunster, Somerset, England; died in 1176 in Dunster, Somerset, England.

    William married Godeheut de Toeni in 1160. Godeheut (daughter of Lord of Flamstead Roger de Toeni, III and Ida Gertrude de Hainault) was born in 1130 in Hertfordshire, England; died in 1186 in Dunster, Somerset, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. 3rd Lord of Dunster William Mohun, IV  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Apr 1156 in Somerset, England; died in Oct 1193.


Generation: 4

  1. 4.  3rd Lord of Dunster William Mohun, IV3rd Lord of Dunster William Mohun, IV Descendancy chart to this point (3.William3, 2.Sir2, 1.Sir1) was born in Apr 1156 in Somerset, England; died in Oct 1193.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: Le Meschyn

    Notes:

    Birth:
    Dunster Castle

    Died:
    Enroute to Jeruselam on pilgrimage

    William married Lucy of Cambridge in 1179 in Wiltshire, England. Lucy was born in 1165 in Dunster, Somerset, England; died in 1201 in Dunster, Somerset, England. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 5. Earl of Somerset, 4th Baron of Dunster Sir Reynold de Mohun, I  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Apr 1183 in Somerset, England; died in Apr 1213 in Somerset, England.